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what’s more effective? the gym or home workouts
the gyms have just opened back up where i am and i’ve been doing home workouts up until now and i’ve just started going to the gym. what do you find for you or in general is more effective? (i know that any exercise is good but i’m jsur curious) info weight training and cardio and i’ve managed to job for 20 mins on the…
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why cant some people realise that to lose weight i i have to be in a calorie deficit??
i was arguing with a grown woman who’s done slimming world and lost weight and we had an argument about how you need to be in a calorie deficit to lose weight and she wasn’t having it. she was like well i lose weight while eating in a surplus!! well you clearly weren’t in a surplus and how would you know if you were if you…
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what is better, daily weigh ins or weekly?
i cant decide what one to do because on one hand i like weekly weigh ins because i look forward to weigh in day but then also get very stressed/sad if i don’t lose weight but i also kind of want to weigh in daily using a trend app but i’m not sure what one do you prefer if you have done both of these
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how much weight did you gain or lose during lockdown?
i’m curious on what other people have experienced. i lost weight the first half of lockdown by accident i think bc i couldn’t have mcdonald’s and kfc but still ate loads of other calorific foods but since i was trying to lose weight i’ve lost 5lbs
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why is it possible to lose weight while bloated?
i lost weight despite looking bloated in the stomach (i would guess from my chest meal and then alcohol last friday ) but the scale went down which i was surprised at. does this mean i’m actually lighter than the new weight? like in terms of fat and if i wasn’t bloated i would be down more? idk if this makes sense i’m just…
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how long did it take for your fitness to improve?
i’m just curious about what exercises people do and how long it it take for your cardio to improve. for my i just realised how much i’ve improved since i started working out. for example i did this 80s around workout that’s so fun for the first time in july and back then it was so difficult and then now i can do it all…
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is it normal to feel obese when i’m not?
i’m 5 foot 5 or 5 foot 6 and i’m 152lbs and i still feel really fat and obese. i’ve lost 14lbs so far and i still have about 35lbs to lose. any thoughts on this? maybe it’s because most of my weight is in my stomach so it looks worse than it actually is
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how can i deal with the stress of blasting from alcohol?
i plan to go to a birthday party next friday and i want to get really drunk and i’m not even concerned about the calories i’m just concerned about the bloating that will happen in my face and stomach. because i know i’ll be so upset the next day with myself bc i’ve been looking so good recently and my jawline as been…
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does anyone’s face get fatter with only 1 or 2 pound weight gain?
i’m just wondering if this is normal or if it’s in my head. i fell off track for a few weeks and i gained 3lbs (some of that is water weight i think) and my double chin was a lot more noticeable in comparison to now after being on track for a week
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does this sound right to you?
i know no one can give an exact answer i’m just looking for estimates as i don’t have a fitbit but does doing 2 hours of exercise, mainly cardio (call on me workout and a kathy smith arobics workout) do you think it’s possible to burn 400 calories? or is that wayyyy to many calories burned?? i’m 5 foot 5 and 156lbs
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is this daily weight fluctuations normal?
this week i’ve tried weighing myself everyday so i can see the fluctuations and so that i stop feeling so much pressure the day before weigh in day is the fluctuations shown in the image normal? is this a sign i should change something like maybe eat less or move more? kinda sad that there hasn’t been any progress
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will eating sugary snacks the night before weigh in cause the scale to go up/water retention
i’ve been really stressed about weighing in tomorrow morning for like 2 days now to the point today i ate a lot of chocolate and snacks (not as bad as as i used to) i think im stressed bc im close to getting within the 10 stones section (i’m 11 stone 2) i’m not normally like this anyways will the scale go up due to water…
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how much can an evening meal effect the scales the next morning?
i had 2 fajitas at about 8pm and i feel full and i’m wondering if it will make the scale go up (not bc of weight gain just bc my stomach might not be empty tomorrow morning) this is just a question i’ve had on my mind sorry if it’s a stupid question
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the scales have stayed around the same after many months of gaining weight
i’ve just weighed myself after many months of eating AWFULLY to the point i’ve noticed that some of my clothes don’t anymore. so the scale said 11 stone 4 pounds which is near the weight i was when i lost eight pounds in october i really don’t understand this bc i have gained weight bc of the clothes not fitting and it…
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does anyone feel guilty after snacking?
i let myself get hungry bc my breakfast wasn’t as filling as normal which lead me to get a waffle and a cake thing at lunch i fel so guilty and i ruined everything even tho what i’ve had today and i already logged in a healthy snack my calories are at like 1,050 and i still have to have dinner. idk what’s wrong with me
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tell me it’s ok to have a cheat meal without feeling guilty
basically i’m craving a dominoes and if i don’t have a thing i’m craving for the most part i eat a lot until i get it. but my plan is to get a small pizza instead of a bigger one they i normally get and then chicken wings. that including other food the total is like 1,500 calories. and i plan to do a workout dvd as i wait…
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can restricting calories too low mess your matabolism in the future?
i was watching videos on how to build muscle and lose fat and a girl said that if you eat too low it can mess you up the future in terms of not losing any weight. how do you avoid this not eating enough or eating too much. for example i eat 1,300 calores a day roughly and idk if that’s really unhealthy?? i mean i’ve done…
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how to know if it’s an injury or just pain after a new excersise
i started a new workour a few days ago that involved more weight training. basically my lower back is really sore like when i’m in my bed and when i tried to stretch after a cardio workout i couldn’t bend to touch my toes when sitting on the floor. my legs are a little sore still but that’s just from the new workout. how…
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ate so much food in a 2 month break of eating healthy and i’m still the same weight. pls explain why
basically i was working out and eating at a calorie deficit for like 2 months and then took a break because i was fed up for 2 months and ate badly like takeaways, chocolate and all that but not as bad as i was eating before the first two months of eating badly but definitely not good so the weird thing is thay i weight…
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does anyone have a personal trainer abs are the more efficient to reaching your goal?
i’m contemplating on whether or not to get a personal trainer at a gym i already go to in order to gain music and shape my body because i don’t really have the right knowledge. do you have one? are they worth the money? i have college 2 and a half days a week and work 3 days a weeks and idk if it would just be too…
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getting back on track after three week break (not weighing myself for a while)
i took s three week break on healthy eating and eating within calories because one day i got upset because one week the scale didn’t move even though i worked really hard that week and didn’t eat above calories. i know weight fluctuates but it still hurts and it was an excuse just to eat badly this is more of a rant than…
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how many days have you logged into your diary? (streaks)
i don’t know if the question makes sense but i’m on day 24 which is the longest i’ve done since i lost a stone in 2016 but then i gained double the amount of weight i lost
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is the number of calorie burned on workout machines accurate?
i’m at pure gym and i’m just wondering if you think the number of calories that is says on the machine that i burned is accurate?? just so i know what to log into my fitness pal
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two scales say different weights - what one is right?
the scale i’ve been using for a month and a half is a scale i can only get to once a week and isn’t the most practical because at the start i didn’t have my own scale. i then bought my own and one day in the morning i weight myself on each one after another. for backgrounf info my start weight was about 11 stone 11 pounds…
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what do you think is more effective?
do you think going to the gym 3 times a week to do spin, weight training, a legs bums and runs class and then another class or doing a workout dvd at home? i’m away to join the gym because i only enjoy one workout video but i’ve been doing it for weeks and i don’t know if it’s still effective because of that.
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how long does it take for period fluctuations to go back to normal?
got about 3-4 weeks i consistsbly lost a pound a week (i know that’s rare it’s probably bc i didn’t track my carbs but i’m not too worried about that) and then i got my period and then i went from 11 stone 6 to 11 stone 10 or 11 and it was really disheartening. before if that happened i would of just gave up but it’s about…
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workout plan telling me to eat 1,500- i feel like it’s too much
i’m doing the insanity max 30 and i’ve read online you’re supposed to eat 1,500 calories while doing it and i tried it for a few days but i felt like i was eating too much. i’m not at the fitness level yet to do the full workout with the normal moves (i do a mix of the normal moves and the moderated versions) what do you…
